PLASTIC: Prolonged Laparoscopic and Lower Abdominal Surgery Trial – Incidence of Complications

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Post Operative Pulmonary Complications; Prolonged postoperative paralytic ileus; Surgery - Other surgery; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001344189
• Lead Sponsor: aunceston General Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-07-30
• Study Start: 2019-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 7 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 267

Inclusion Criteria

All adults (>18yrs old) admitted for a minimum overnight stay who have had any of the following:
-Any open hernia repairs (paraumbilical, umbilical, incisional, ventral)
-Advanced laparoscopic surgery (eg bowel resections/liver resections, nephrectomies)
-Standard laparoscopic abdominal surgery (eg lap choles, lap hiatus hernia repairs) more than 3hrs in duration
-Open lower abdominal surgery (e.g. radical prostatectomies, ultra low anterior resections, total abdominal hysterectomies etc) more than 3hrs in duration.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified